File-cabinet.



\ F. G. KOLLENBB'RG'.

.FILE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1909.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.-

j@ z5 if) la l IT-1 FREDERICK Gr. KOLLENBERG, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

FILE-CAIBINEI.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. KOL- LENBERG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

' siding at Owensboro, in the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky,have invented a new and useful File-Cabinet, of which the following is aspecification.

This inventionrelates to that class of devices which are employed byretail grocers and other tradesmen who carry weekly or monthly creditaccounts and has for its object certain improvements in the constructionand operation of the several parts, whereby the finding of any desiredaccount will be facilitated and the safe keeping of the several accountsover night may be accomplished without causing any separation of thepapers or disarrangement of the same. These objects and such otherobjects as will incidentally hereinafter appear are obtained by the useof the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings and theinvention consists in certain novel features of the same which will behereinafter fully set forth and specifically pointed out.

In the drawings annexed hereto,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of acabinet embodying my invention, showing the same closed. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal horizontal section through the upper portion of the cabinetshowing the means for carrying the several accounts. Fig. 3 is a detailvertical section showing the operating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a detailfront elevation of two of the panels, on which the :several accounts aremounted. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the supports andretaining devices for holding the accounts.

The cabinet 1 may be of any suitable material but will preferably beconstructed of either wood or-metal, and is so shaped as to present anupper account inclosing portion 2, and a desk 3 with drawers 4 below thedesk. In the central front portion of the account-inclosing portion 2, Iprovide a door 5 behind which a series of panels 6 are disposed, andupon these panels the tickets upon which the accounts are entered arecarried. These panels 6 are connected by pivoted links or hinges 7 so asto form a flexible apron, and the end panels are provided with eyes 8and hooks 9, respectively, which are adapted to be brought intoengagement when the panels are in the working position so Vthat thepanels will then forni an endless apron. At their upper and lower endson their inner Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 2, 1909.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910. Serial No. 499,647.

faces, the several panels are provided with pins or projections 10 whichare caused to engage the links of endlesschains 11, whereby the panelswill be supported in a vertical position and may be readily arrangedwithin the inclosing portion 2 of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2. Thechains 11 are passed around sprocket pinions 12 arranged near the endsof the casing or cabinet, and are mounted on vertical shafts 13journaled in the casing, as will be readily understood. Disposed at thecenter of the casing is a master sprocket wheel 14 which engages thechain 11 and is carried by the end of a cylinder 15 which is secured toa shaft 16 disposed vertically within the casing and upon the said shaftis a beveled gear wheel 17 meshing with a beveled pinion 18 onI theinner end of an operating shaft 19 which projects forward through thecasing and is provided on its front end with an operating knob or handle20, and a dial 21. It will be readily seen that by turning the shaft 19rotary motion will be imparted to the gearing 17 and 1S which motionwill be transmitted directly to the sprocket wheels 14 and by the sameimparted to the chains or conveyers 11 and the panels 6 will be therebycaused to travel past the door 5 so that any desired panel may bebrought to position behind the said door. Upon opening the door, ofcourse, the desired account will be visible and may be readily examined.In order to bring the desired panel into position behind the doorwithout exposing other panels to the gaze of the customer', the dial 21is provided with a series of letters arranged around its edge and, uponany convenient point of the cabinet, an index 22 is provided so as topoint to the said letters, whereby when any particular letter is broughtto the index, accounts of customers whose name begins with that letterwill be behind the door 5. Each panel 6 carries a plurality of shelves23, and these shelves are each of a double or stepped formation, asshown most clearly in Fig. 5, whereby two accounts may be carried byeach shelf. On the front side of each shelf, below the lower shoulder ofthe same, I secure a spring clip or retaining arm 24, which projectsupward so as to press backward against the papers disposed on the saidshoulder and thereby hold the same against the panel, as will be readilyunderstood. At the forward edge of the upper shoulder of each shelf is aledge or lip 25 which serves to separate the As is now well known smallcurrent credit accounts are kept on small sheets or tickets which arestored in cabinets or drawers, the tickets belonging to one accountbeing placed together and the tickets of the several accounts beingarranged alphabetically. In keeping such accounts by the use of myapparatus, the tickets are placed on the shelves 23 in an uprightposition and will be maintained in that position by the spring arms orclips 24:, as will be readily understood, and when any desired accountis to be examined or settled, the shaft 19 is rotated so as to bring thedesired account into position for withdrawal through the opening whichis normally closed by the door 5. Of course, additional tickets oraccounts are placed in position on the panels in a similar manner, thedesired panel being brought into proper position and the tickets theninserted on the shelf as will be readily understood. At night, when thestore is closed, the hooks and eyes S and 9 are disengaged and one ofthe end panels is then drawn through the opening in the front of thecasing after which the entire apron of panels is drawn through theopening by rotating the operating shaft 19, and thereby moving theendless chains or conveyers l1, and when the entire apron or panels hasbeen removed the panels are folded and placed in a suitable receptacle.Vhen business is resumed the next day the apron of panels is quickly andeasily returned to its position in engagement with the chains orconveyers and the end panels fastened together by engaging the hooks andeyes S and 9. The device then will be ready for use.

A cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention presents a compactarrangement of parts and holds the papers or tickets under severalaccounts in such a manner that they may be readily examined as desiredand at the same time protects them against tampering or loss and keepsthem free from dust.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is l. In anapparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a casing,endless conveyers within said casing, a series of vertically disposedpanels carried by said conveyers, means for supporting tickets on thesaid panels, means for operating the said conveyers comprising anoperating shaft projecting forward through the casing, a dial on saidshaft, and an index on the cas,w ing cooperating with the said dial.

2. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of aseries of vertically disposed panels, fiexible connections between saidpanels, means for moving the f said panels past an opening in thecasing, ticket supporting shelves on the panels, and

retaining arms on the front sides of the` shelves.

3. The combination with a casing, of a series of vertically disposedpanels arranged within the casino', means for moving the said panelshofizontally within the casing, flexible connections between theadjacent panels, the connection between two of the panels beingdetachable, and means for holding tickets on thev panels.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto alixedmy signature in t-he presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK G. KOLLENBER G.

lVitnesses:

DANIEL C. PORTER, H. A. BIRKHEAD.

